Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-22
GENERAL RAILWAY NEWS.
Matters of Money and Management
About Various Lines.

About Various Lines.
Wilmington, n. c., has subscribed
Sl56,O00 to the Cape Fear and Yadkin
Valley.
the Louisville, New Orleans and Texas
and the Illinois Central have been adj
mitled INTO the Southern Railway Asso-
citation.
Tue Florida Midland railroad will here
after connect with all trains on the
Tampa, Orlando and Atlantic railroad at
Apopka.
Chief Engineer Ellis, of the Columbia.
Newberry and LAur MS railroad, Will he
gin his survey of the route from Spartan
burg to Prosperity on FEB, l.
The Georgia and North Carolina Rail-
road Company announces that it will ap-
ply to the North Carolina LEGISLATURE OF
1887 for an amendment to its cnarter.
The Athens Banner W aIchman prints
this rather unfavorable piece of intorma-
ton that every railroad IN Georgia, eX-
cept the Western and Atlantic, is thought
TO be under one control.
The preliminary survey of the proposed
extension uI the Carolina Central is to
begin Immediately. Capt. Thomas j.
MOncure IS CHIEF engineer of the road
and he announces TO Col. Thad. Coleman,
former assistant engineer on the Western
North Carolina railroad, ard one of the
gentlemen who will make tnis survey,
that be is ready to begin the work.
Gen. w. A. Percy. of Greenvilie, Miss. 8,
says that the Georgia Pacific Railroad
Company has given orders 10 complete
their line from JOhnsnuville, in Sunfipwer
county, Miss, TO Green wood, in Leflnre
county, Miss, that the gap b tween CO.
lumbus and Birmingham IS being rapidly
closed, and that by next October the en-
tire line from Atlanta to Greenville will
be IN operation.
Notice is given in the press Of Ashe-
vile, n. c., tha at application will be made
to the present session OF the Legislature
for a charter for railroad FROM the
Georgia line, in Macon county, \. c., via
Ashevile, to the Virginia line on the
north, by such route as may be deemed
most practicable. This new railroad eu
terprise Is 10 be called the Atlanta, Ashe-
vile and Baltimore railroad. Similar
notice Is also given In regard to the ~
piication which win be made to the
General Assembly for the charter or the
Ashevllle and BreVard railroad.
Not long since the Texas and Pacific
Railroad Company filed suit praying
tor a reduction of its assessment IN
Naicnitocnes Parish, La, from $500 TO
50 900 per mile. After "a judgment order
my the case removed to the United States
Circuit Court was rende red, the railru ali
proposed compromise on the follownu
b6sis: The company to pay taX4s on its
roadbed for 1887 at the rate of $4,000 pei
mile and to pay all costs OF the pending
suit, the taxes to be paid by Jan. 81, 1887
The police jury has accepted this propO
sition, subject TO the approval Of the
auditor.
A charter for the Louisiana and Ar
kansas railroad has been fled at DELHI.
La. This road is to begin at point at or
near Alexandria, in the parish OF Rapides,
ana running thence through parts OF thr
parishes OF Grant. CatahOula Concordla.
Franklin, Ien,as, Madison, Richlaud and
West Carroll, as may he selected, TO
point on the line between the States OF
Louisiana ana Arkansas, as the Chief En-.
gineer, with the approval OF MAJORITY OF
the Directors, may deem advisable;
thence 10 connect with railroad con
structed, or 10 be cOnstruc ed, from SAID
point to Brlnkiey, in the county OF Mon
roe, Ark